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SAD NIGHT AT GALESBURG

Date: Monday, May 12, 2008 Posted By: Jim Galloway
FIRST OFF WE WANT TO HOPE FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY FOR DONNIE NELSON WHO HAD A HORRIFFIC CRASH SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN HIS THROTTLE STUCK AND HE HIT THE FIRST TURN WALL AS BAD AS IT WAS GOD WAS STILL WITH HIM PEOPLE SAY GALESBURG SAFTY CREW ISNT VERY GOOD BUT LET ME TELL YOU THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE SEEN THEM SAVE SOMEONES LIFE I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THEY ARE VERY GOOD AND I PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE JOB THEY DO WAY TO GO EVERYONE.
NOW ON TO SOME GOOD NEWS TENNESSEE MADE HIS FIRST START OF THE SEASON AND WHAT A START IT WAS FIRST WITH A QUALIFING LAP OF 14.501 WHICH WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR 5TH PLACE NOT BAD FOR NEVER TRYING TO QUALIFY THIS CAR BEFORE THE DASH WENT WELL FINISHING 4TH THE FEATURE ON THE OTHER HAND WHAT A MESS OUT OF 18 CARS I THINK 2 DID NOT HAVE DAMAGE THE 33 AND TENNESSEE IT WAS ABSOLUTLY THE BIGGEST CRASH FEST I HAVE EVER SEEN AND WAS NOT EVEN A FULL MOON SOME HOW WE MADE THE WHOLE RACE WITH JUST A TIRE MARK TO COME HOME IN THIRD PLACE NOT A BAD OPENING NIGHT NOW TO THE PURE STOCK WELL WE HAVE THE NEW TRACK RECORD FOR NOW WITH A 16.2 THE CAR WAS GREAT RIGHT OFF THE TRAILER WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CARB BUT JIM BURZA SEEN TO THAT LITTLE ISSUE AND HAD IT REPAIRED IN NO TIME THANK YOU JIM. OUR TEAM MATE STINKY WAS A LITTLE ANXIOUS AND GOT THINGS STARTED IN HOT LAPS BY GOING THREE WIDE INTO TURN 3 WITH THE ELSEYS SORRY GUYS IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN NEXT WAS QUALIFING 4 NEW TRACK RECORDS AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO KEEP IT THIS WEEK WE HAD A GOOD DASH FINISHING IN THIRD NOT BAD JOHN FOOTE JR WON WITH CHRIS IN 2ND ONTO THE FEATURE where IT GOT CRAZY BOB INTO TROUBLE ONCE AGAIN where HE NEEDED TO TAKE HIS TIME HE DIDNT BUT HOPEFULLY HE WILL LISTEN AND LEARN AND NOT LET CHRIS BEAT HIM EVERY WEEK BOB IS A GOOD DRIVER AND A VERY GOOD FRIEND WE ARE NOT GIVING UP ON HIM like SOME OF YOU THINK WE SHOULD BOB IS THE PILOT OF THE NUMBER 12 UNTIL HE SAYS NO. NEXT WEEK WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR THE 12 CAR AS FAR AS FINISHING HOPEFULLY HE WILL BE IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE CONGRATULATIONS GO OUT TO DONNIE AND CHRIS WHAT A JOB YOU GUYS DID TILL NEXT WEEK CHEERIO